Keir Starmer’s party lost big in UK local elections. Here’s what you come next: NPR

Keir Starmer’s party lost big in UK local elections. Here’s what you come next: NPR

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks, throughout a gathering with leaders from throughout society to debate tackling antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Hannah McKay/AP/Pool Reuters cover caption toggle caption Hannah McKay/AP/Pool Reuters UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labor party suffered main losses in elections held throughout Britain final…

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Britain’s Electorate Is ‘Splintering.’ Can Its System Stand the Strain?

Britain’s Electorate Is ‘Splintering.’ Can Its System Stand the Strain?

If British voters needed to ship a message to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Thursday’s elections have been virtually a primal scream. Across England, Britons ushered greater than 1,300 Reform UK candidates into municipal workplace, cementing the populist anti-immigration occasion of Nigel Farage as the new political pressure on the proper. At the similar time, left-leaning…

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